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 enlarge | Creator: Various Artists
Label: Chop Shop/Atlantic
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
Buy New: $11.99
You Save: $6.99 (37%)
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Rating:  285 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 515923
UPC: 075678970610
EAN: 0075678970610
ASIN: B001ED7C58
Release Date: November 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 285
 VERY DISAPPOINTING! November 5, 2008
Lissi G (Miami, FL USA)
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
I am a HUGE fan and have read all 4 books. I was anxiously awaiting this soundtrack. What a huge disappointment. Why did Stephenie Meyers not ask Evanescence to create a song or two for the movie? This is exactly up their alley. Amy could have created a short piano for Bella's Lullaby (the biggest disappointment of all from teh soundtrack). Sorry fans but I have to be honest.
 Really Summit? Really? November 5, 2008
M. Rivera (Georgia)
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
Honestly, I'm sort of disappointed. It's like they completely ignored Stephenie Meyers' own soundtracks. They should've borrowed inspiration from her playlists instead of choosing to make an alternative/disco soundtrack for Twilight. Paramore did a great job. I'm avoiding listening to Bella's lullaby. Linkin Park did a great job.
Where's Blue October?
How the could be left off? Honestly. The lead singer of Blue October went on a book tour with Stephenie-I bet he's feeling like they slapped him in the face.
The peppy dance grooves do not belong here, where are the love songs? If you were going to go all alternative on us why didn't you go to a more appropriate song?
I hope the soundtrack isn't a reflection of how the movie is going to be.
Anyone who gave this above three stars... November 6, 2008
Juliana M. Willis (Colton, CA USA)
8 out of 20 found this review helpful
is a tool. You are out of your friggin mind if you thought the entire soundtrack was fantastic. You need to get professional help because you are so obsessed with the book series or "team edward" that you'll overlook that this is a terrible compilation. Sure there are some decent songs by Paramore, and the first one by Muse is kind of catchy, but the Robert Pattinson song - you can't even understand what he's singing it's so muddled. The other corporate chosen music is completely wrong for the story. Bella's Lullaby is purely manufactured nothingness. They should've taken the time to read the book instead of choosing the cheapest track to fill up the space on the CD or done a promo where the fans vote on the best track to put on the soundtrack. This goes to show that studios don't care about the consumer, just what the consumer is willing to pay for it. The fact that at this moment the price is down to 9.99 really proves my point even more. They made a huge mistake on this one.
very disappointed. November 5, 2008
H. Heather (Livonia, MI)
7 out of 13 found this review helpful
I was counting down the hours until this cd came out, I absolutely couldn't wait. The first song I put on when I got it was "Bella's Lullaby" and I was immediately disappointed. This sounds like a movie score- background music that conveys the mood of the plot. This is NOT the right song for what Edward wrote for Bella and played for her. It is far too over produced and isn't even a very pretty song in my opinion.
I am somewhat of a Paramore fan, but the two Paramore songs are less than fabulous. I know they can do better. These songs sound like something a brand new high school garage band would write, not a band that has been around as long as Paramore.
Most of the other songs on the cd (Mutemath, Collective Soul, Perry Farrell) all sounded like the same garbled electronic garbage to me. There is no quality singing or quality musicianship. I won't even comment on Linkin Park, I can't stand any of their music.
The song by Muse is at least decent. Its definately not one of Muse's best songs, but it is better than the rest of the cd. The best song on the cd BY FAR is Iron and Wine's "Flightless Bird, American Mouth." However it seems very out of place as it is so different from all of the other songs.
I love Twilight just as much as everyone else, if not more, but just because I love the book does not mean I am going to eat up whatever garbage they throw at me on the soundtrack. In terms of musical quality, I think they could have done much better. I hope the movie isn't as disappointing.
Awkward! November 5, 2008
IMHO (Manchester, NH)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I know that Stephenie Meyer listened to a lot of Muse and Linkin Park while she was writing the Twilight series, but something about electronics-laced, fast paced, techno songs does not say "Forks, Washington" to me. Collectively, the soundtrack is not very cohesive. The only standout tracks on the CD are Bella's Lullaby and the songs by Blue Foundation, Iron & Wine and Robert Pattinson. Paramore was close, but somehow missed the mark for me when it came to the overall tone of the series. They are clearly marketing this CD to the teenaged audience of Twilight (it makes perfect sense), but I hope that the soundtracks for the upcoming movies are a little more mature. It would be nice to see a more cohesive soundtrack with songs that are a bit moodier. I would LOVE to see Garbage ("The Trick is to Keep Breathing"?), Rilo Kiley ("Dreamworld"), Foo Fighters or Filter on the soundtracks in the future. Also, check out "Twilight" by Future of Forestry...would've been perfect for the soundtrack. I guess I should be thankful that the Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift or Miley Cyrus are nowhere in sight though, right?
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